Water-wheel.



F. H. HAYNER & D; 0. BABE.

WATER WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909.

Patented June 21, 1910.

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F. H. HAYNER & D. 0. BABE.

WATER WHEEL. v

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909.

Patented June 21, 1,910.

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I DczV'z'dQBaer States,

FRANK H. HAYNER AND DAVID O. B AER, OF BOISE, IDAHO.

WATER-WHEEL.

. Specification of Letterslatent. Patented June 21, 1910,

-Application filedJune 4; 1909. Serial-Ho. 500,095.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we, FRANK H.-HAYNER and DAVID O. -BAER, citizens of the United residing at Boise, in the county of Ada and State of Idaho, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Water-Wheels, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to water wheels or motors designed for enerating power to ump water, drive an electrical dynamo and or other analo ouspurposes.

The object 0 the invention is to provide a motor which may be supported in a stream and driven by the current without the expense of dams or other costly works, and further to provide a motor which may be controlled to run at different speeds as circumstances may require or thrown out of' operation at w1ll.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l isalongitudinal section through the casing of a motor embodying our invention, showin elevation. Flg'. 2 is a view looking toward the discharge end of the motor casing. Fig. 3 is a view looking toward the inlet end thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of the propeller blades. Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the main shaft, showing the spiral groove therein. Fig. 6 is a view of one of the links connecting the blades with the adjus'ting collar or sleeve. Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views of the adjusting collar or sleeve.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the casing of the water wheel or motor, which is preferably made of plates of boiler iron or other suitable material riveted or otherwise connected together, and which comprises inlet and discharge portions 2 and 3. These portions 2- and 3 are of flaring form, the portion 2 bein of greatest diameter at its inlet end an the portion 3 of greatest diameter at its outlet end, said porthe operating parts in side charge or outlet section 3. These bearings may be of any suitable construction to firmly and securely support the shaft so that it will alwaysrun in a true line. The outer end of the shaft extends beyond the section 3 and carries a sprocket wheel 9 for transmitting power through a chain 10 to" the gearing the pump, dynamo or other machine to be driven. Any-other suitable type oftransmitting caring for this purpose maybe employed.

Arranged between the reduced meeting ends of the sections 2 and 3 is a propeller wheel comprising a hub 11 rigidly mounted on the shaft'and an annular rim 12 surrounding the hub, said-rim being fixed to the free ends of a series of angular supporting arms 13 carried by a-collar or sleeve 14 fixed to the shaftwit-hin the section 3, so as to positively connect the rimv to rotate with the shaft.- Between the hub and rim is arranged an annular series; of blades 15, each of segmental form and having" the proper spiral twist or curvature. The inner reduced ends of'these blades are segmentally notched or recessed, as at 16, to permit them to have a certain degree of oscillatory movement without interference from the hub. To the back of each blade is screwed a bar or strip 17 having at its lower end a journal 18 to turn within a bearing opening in the hub and at its upper end a journal 19 to turn. within an opening in the rim 12, by which each blade is mounted upon a shaft or axis to have a determined amount of rotary movement.

'An adjusting collar or sleeve 20 is mounted upon, the portion of-the shaft within the casing section 2 and is provided with a tongue or feather 21 to engage a spiral .or cam groove 22 on the shaft, by which said sleeve is adapted -'to have a partial rotary movement in one direction or the other as it is adjusted outwardly and inwardly onsaid shaft. The outer end of this sleeve is notched to provide an annular series of lugs or projections 23, which re ceive between them the eyed ends 24 of a series of links 25, which ends of the links are secured to the sleeve by screws 26 passing through said eyes. The outer ends of the links are provided with hooks 27 which engage openings 28 formed in one of the lower corner portions of each of. the blades .15, by which the collar or sleeve 20 is coupled to all of the blades. v In said collar or sleeve is also formed anannular groove be secured in a usted posithe bottom of a single barge or float, or 1f ent rates of speed ed upon the deck or .paratus out of o'peration.

be fastened by its casing or floats, and the pump be driven may be mounttop of-the barge or one of the barges, in the event that two are employed, so that the driving element thereof may be connected with the shaft 4: through the sprocket gearing. It will be understood that by mounting the blades in the manner described and through the action of the lever 31 and the described connection of the collar 20 with the shaft 4, the .blades may be set at different angles and fixed in adjusted posit-ion to drive the shaft at differor to prevent action of so as to throw the ap- As the lever is moved in one direction or the other, it will be apparent that the sleeve 20 in sliding on the shaft will also be caused to turn or rotate through the movement of the feather 21within the spiral groove 22, thus swinging the blades on their axes to different positions according to the range of adjustment of the sleeve. By this construction the apparatus may be readily and conveniently controlled, as willbe clearly understood.

The blades are pitched at such an angle a large one, may between two barges orother machine to the current thereon,

as to rotate theshaft through the impact of the water thereon 'in one direction, and by varying their working angle the speed of rotation of the shaft may be regulated. Through the flaring form of the inlet section 2, the body of water entering the same will have an easy inflowing movement and will be contracted sothat its energy on the blades will be increased, while the flaring form of the section 3 provides for the free discharge of the blades would be retarded.

wheel constructed in parts of the propeller above and. arranged in apposition,

' arms surrounding and about the shaft the water after acting upon and reduces back pressure through which the motion of'thepropeller lee-2,345

the manner setforth may beineipensively manufactured and installed for use to utilize the current of any stream,

found of great usefulness in sections possessing water power and whereit 1s desir-' able to utilize the same in an inexpensive manner to drive -machinery of any F ferred type.

'1 A water wheel, or motor com rising a casing havin flaring inlet and ischarge portions of e liptical form in cross section a shaft disposed longltudinally within said casing, a

" propeller wheel mounted on the shaft at the point of intersection of said casing portions and embodying a series of blades adjustable to set at different angles, a sleeve slidable on the shaft and having a cam engagement therewith 'for longitudinal and rotary adjustment, a set with and around'the shaft and connecting said sleeve with the propeller blades, means for adjusting the sleeve, transmitting power from the shaft.

2. A water wheel or motor comprising a casing embodying reversely 'flarmg inlet and discharge portions arrangfd in apposition, bearin tlons, a sha brackets upon t e casing secand means forand will be of links extending parallel disposed longitudinally w1t-hin said casing and journaled in said brackets and having a spiral groove,a sleeve slidable on the shaft and having a projection movable in said groove, a hub fixed to the shaft, a collar surrounding the shaft, a series of diagonal the shaft and connecting the collar and rim, angularly adjustable propeller blades journaled in the hub and rim at the point of intersection of said casing portions, links arranged parallel with and connecting the sleeve with the (propeller blades, an adjusting lever exten ing through the inlet seclsofixed to the shaft, a rim tion of' the casin and having aloose pivotal connection w1ththe sleeve, means upon the exterior of the casing for locking sald lever in adjusted position, and means for transmitting motion from the shaft.

. In testimony whereof we af'fix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. FRANK H. HAYNER.

' DAVID O. BAER.

Witnesses: 1

PEARL TYER, D. L. SELBY. 

